Domaine de la Cras (Marc Soyard)

Monopole Cras Bourgogne Coteaux de Dijon Chardonnay 2022

9.1

2022 vintage. Poured slightly cloudy and remained that way throughout. Intriguing. So so close to rating a 9.2 but wanted a bit more depth and complexity on the finish. Mouthfeel and body were the dueling superstars here. To be fair, super youthful and another year or two in the bottle wouldn't harm the likelihood of this improving substantially. 10.24.25. — 14 days ago

Tom, Daniel and 17 others liked this

Château Suduiraut

Ancien Cru du Roy Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1971

Yi-Fen Li

9.9

Dueling 1971 #sauternes !! This #suduiraut vs rieussec — 4 years ago

with Matthew and Clarke

Matthew and Paul liked this

Domaine Christophe Blanc

Les Chênes Saint-Joseph Syrah 2014

Tom Casagrande

9.3

A very pretty Syrah at its peak. Really nice nose of black peppercorns, crushed wet granite, cured meats like jerky or salami. Oh yeah, and a wee bit of dark berry fruit. Soft, ripe, and mouthfilling, with beautiful purity and a long, clingy finish with dueling fruit and granite. Delicious. Wish I had more. — 7 years ago

James, Jason and 10 others liked this

Dueling Pistols

Dual Varietal Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Syrah 2016

Ming L

9.2

My last of 3 bottles of 2016. More integrated than 2 years before and I think it’s at its peak now. Deep ripe dark fruits with cedar, black pepper, smoked meat, and light vanilla. The freshness on the silky palate is especially impressive - not an easy task given it’s a blend of Zin and Syrah.
— 9 months ago

Tom liked this

Château Rieussec

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 1971

Yi-Fen Li

Dueling 1971 #sauternes !! This #rieussec vs suduiraut — 4 years ago

with Matthew and Clarke

Matthew and Paul liked this

Marcarini

Riserva Brunate Barolo Nebbiolo 1978

Adam Nesto

9.7

The winner of the dueling 78’s. — 6 years ago

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Albert Boxler

Alsace Riesling

Justin Hansohn

9.2

Fantastic stuff! Will dive in further to the Boxler name. Acidity and opulence are dueling for my attention. — 8 years ago

Patrick liked this

Patrick Vogel

Can't wait to try

State Of Brewing

Italian Pilsner

David Kline

9.0

Aldi advent calendar. Italian pilsner. Translucent with miniscule clouding. Off-white head with leaping penguin and dueling narwhale lacing. Allspice albeit lightly; tangerines and clementines. Sweet potato (baked), candied grapefruit and a hint of underripe pineapple. Clean,clean,clean beer! Hawaiian bread and brioche made a beer baby. Lemon and grapefruit bits clean it up. Refreshing and complex for a pilsner. Very enJOYable! Happy holidays all!

#aldibeer #aldiadventcalendar #pilsner #italianpilsner #italianstyle #pils #WIbeer #wisconsinbeer #stateofbrewing #stateofbrewing — 2 years ago